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PUBLIC HOUSING
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604.5 Grab Bars (Exception 2)
The final rule revises Exception 2 so that it does not apply to emergency transportable housing units required to provide mobility features since it could result in delays in installing...
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608.3 Grab Bars (Exception 2)
The final rule revises Exception 2 so that it does not apply to emergency transportable housing units required to provide mobility features since it could result in delays in installing...
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607.4 Grab Bars (Exception 2)
The final rule revises Exception 2 so that it does not apply to emergency transportable housing units required to provide mobility features since it could result in delays in installing...
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11B-215.1 General
Facility alarm systems (other than fire alarm systems) such as those used for tornado warnings and other emergencies are not required to comply with the technical criteria for alarms in...
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Texting
Text messages have a better chance of getting through in emergencies, even when the internet, cellular and landline phone networks may be very slow or fail.1 Sending a text message to 911...
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Laying the Foundation: Disability Policy & Activism, 1968-1988
A nationwide disability rights movement emerged from within the disability community. Attorneys in the disability community attained a high degree of legal sophistication....
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11B-215.1 General
Facility alarm systems (other than fire alarm systems) such as those used for tornado warnings and other emergencies are not required to comply with the technical criteria for alarms in...
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§382.157(f)(1)(iii)
(iii) Disability-related complaints forwarded by another carrier or governmental agency with respect to difficulties encountered in connection with service you provide...
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E202.3 National Security Systems
The Revised 508 Standards do not apply to ICT operated by agencies as part of a national security system, as defined by 40 U.S.C. 11103(a)....
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§27.7(b)(4)(iii)
(iii) That yield or perpetuate discrimination against another recipient if both recipients are subject to common administrative control or are agencies of the same State....
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§ 35.172(d)
(d) At any time, the complainant may file a private suit pursuant to § 203 of the Act, whether or not the designated agency finds a violation....
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§35.130(b)(3)(iii)
(iii) That perpetuate the discrimination of another public entity if both public entities are subject to common administrative control or are agencies of the same State....
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EGRESS, MEANS OF
An accessible route of exit that meets all applicable code specifications of the regulatory building agency having jurisdiction over the building or facility....
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§ 35.130(b)(3)(iii)
(iii) That perpetuate the discrimination of another public entity if both public entities are subject to common administrative control or are agencies of the same State....
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Preparing Takes Time and Effort
Don’t assume you have been included in emergency plans....
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Announced Drills
Announced drills are also a good time to practice: communicating emergency information to people with vision and hearing loss, coping with different scenarios and unforeseen...
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4.28.2* Audible Alarms
If provided, audible emergency alarms shall produce a sound that exceeds the prevailing equivalent sound level in the room or space by at least 15 dbA or exceeds any maximum sound level...
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9.1 GENERAL
In addition, employee toilet rooms, water fountains, lunchrooms, lounges, attendance-recording equipment, medical treatment rooms, emergency signals, and switches and controls shall be made...
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4.28.2* AUDIBLE ALARMS
If provided, audible emergency alarms shall produce a sound that exceeds the prevailing equivalent sound level in the room or space by at least 15 decibels or exceeds any maximum sound level...
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II-7.3400 Voice amplification
In an emergency, a person who has a hearing loss may be using a telephone that does not have an amplification device....
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Separate “individual with a disability” and “qualified individual”
discriminated against on the basis of disability, and not unduly focused on the preliminary question of whether a particular person is a ‘person with a disability.’” 2008 Senate Statement of Managers...
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F248.2 Minimum Number
Where beach access routes are required by F248.1, at least one beach access route shall be provided for each 1/2 mile (0.8 km) of beach shoreline administered or managed by the entity....
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15. Laundry rooms
(Where front loading washers are not provided, management will be expected to provide assistive devices on request if necessary to permit a resident to use a top loading washer.)...